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On this World Environment Day, let’s say NO to single-use-plastic

Today, the incredibly versatile and unbelievably cheap “plastic” is a man’s favorite resource. It is ideal for many applications but is also the leading cause of many environmental issues. Worldwide, nearly 2 million single-use plastic bags are distributed every minute.

Global plastic pollution by the numbers: The facts are overwhelming

100,000 marine animals killed by plastics each year

It takes 100 years for plastic to degrade in the environment

90% of bottled water and 83% of tap water found to contain plastic particles

In the last decade, we produced more plastic than in the whole last century!

Erik Solheim, head of United Nations Environment, believes the war is not against plastic, but against its thoughtless use. Keeping reduction of ‘single-use plastic’ in mind, the focus should be on its smart and safe use.

According to the India Times, India is responsible for an astonishing 60% of the plastic that is dumped in the world’s oceans every year.

However, we are on the road to progress already. Last year, Delhi introduced a ban on single-use plastic like cutlery, bags, cups, straws, etc.

Single-use plastic products

And this year, India is the global host of 2018 World Environment Day, taking place on June 5. With“Beat Plastic Pollution” as this year’s theme, the world, especially India, is coming together to combat single-use plastic pollution.

What can ‘we’ the working professionals do?

We, the working professionals, can also play a vital role in this cause. By reducing our dependency on the single-use-plastic, we can significantly impact the plastic levels in our environment. Here is the list of 3 such mindful choices:Disclaimer: Shuttl is neither a sponsor or nor a partner to any of these services. This article contains a list of environment-conscious brands like Shuttl, which are working towards a common cause – making this world a better place.

1. BYOB: Bring your own bags made of Jute, cloth or paper

Every year the world uses up to 5 trillion plastic bags, that’s nearly 10 million plastic bags every minute! However, alternatives to plastic bags are convenient to use and easily available in the form of eco-friendly material like jute & cloth.

Jute bags

Jute bags have a very low carbon & water footprint, are biodegradable, strong and highly durable.

Green Handle, a startup with a mission to provide eco-friendly solutions to customer and society, offers a great collection of jute bags for the everyday use.

Cloth and other eco-friendly bags

Eco Right makes eco-friendly living fun with their vibrant collection of fabric-based bags.

2. Carry reusable water bottles and cups on the go

We buy 1 million plastic bottles every minute!Yes, you read it correctly. But you know what, it’s actually cooler to carry your own bottles and coffee mugs, with your style.

Did you know more than 500.000.000 straws are used daily, enough to wrap them around the globe almost three times each day? We all can easily avoid using disposable plastic cutlery with these travel-friendly products:

Pappco, is another service that is making the world less dependent on plastic. All their products are made with 100% disposable plant-based raw material.

The list of environment-conscious practices is endless. What’s needed is an intent to keep our planet healthy. Soare you ready to adopt the green good behavior today!

Which single-use plastic are you giving up? Tell us in the comments below.

7 thoughts on “On this World Environment Day, let’s say NO to single-use-plastic”

On the ocassion of World Environment day, let’s take a pledge to reduce the use of plastic in our life and also encourage others to reduce the usage of plastic.
Since this year the theme is Ban plastic pollution and India is host to this theme, our contribution to make it a success becomes much more important. Please follow and share it if you are a true citizen and think about the environment. Regards

That’s really good initiative.
It would be little hard to avoid plastic in the beginning but later on I am sure we all be used to it.
Let’s stop using plastic at least by using non plastic bags for carrying day to day stuff from market.